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Filed Sept. 15, 1924 anomboz can/us SACKS Patented Oct. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES CHARLS SACKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed September 15, 1924. Serial No. 737,807.

My invention relates to improvements in caps.

The principal object of the invention is to render the cap adjustable in head size so that a single cap may be made to fit different sized heads. I accomplish this object by providing the cap with tabs or bands, the ends of which may be brought together over the front of the cap, preferably between the inner edge of the visor and the head band of the cap itself and the extent to which the ends of the tabs are drawn together will determine the head band size of the cap.

A further object of my invention is to provide the tabs of the cap with an improved buckle arrangement comprising a hook member adapted to engage in any one of a series of openings provided in the main portion of the buckle and for the purpose of adjusting the head band to any desired size before placing the cap upon the head of the wearer. The openings in the buckle are provided with size indications.

A preferred form of my invention is illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cap with the front portion raised from the visor to disclose the adjusting tabs and buckle; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cap showing the same at a different angle; Figure 3 is a detail view of the telescoping portion of the head band; and Figure 1 is a detail view of the buckle and hook.

Referring to the drawing, 10 denotes the body of the cap, provided with the head band 11 and having the visor 12 secured to the front of the cap, as usual. The male and female members 13 and 14 of a snap fastener are secured to the visor and cap body respectively so as to render the two parts removably interconnected when desired.

The tabs 15 are the opposite ends of a superposed belt or band 16 which is secured by stitching it to the outside of the back portion of the head band of the cap. The band 16 is stitched to the cap between points diametrically opposite each other at the sides of the cap, at which points pockets 1? are provided which receive and permit telescoping of the forward portion 18 of the head band when adjustment in the size of the cap is eifecte-d by taking up on the tabs 15.

As already stated it is desirable to adjust the head size of a cap before placing the same upon the. head of the wearer, and since the measurement of head wear is set down commercially by well known characters'or marking such as 6%, 6 7, etc. I have used these markings to facilitate the proper adjustment of the various head sizes. The buckle, denoted 19, consists of two parts, namely, a hook member 20 having an eye 21 to receive loop of one of the. tabs 15 and ahook 22 at its free end. The other member 23 of the buckle comprises a straight strap portion having a series of transversely disposed slots 24 spaced an eighth size from each other and on the bars between the slots I have placed the ehar'ct-er 25 indicating the head size of the cap if the hook 22 is engaged in the slot at the right. One end of the portion 23 is increased in size and provided with a slot 26 to receive the end of the other tab 15. It may be found desirable to make the buckle of soft metal so as to allow it to conform to the general curve of the head when the cap is being worn.

I am aware that it has been heretofore proposed to provide means for adjusting the head size of caps, and I do not claim the same broadly, but I believe it to be new with me to provide a divided band adapted to telescope within itself at the sides and a cooperating hook and eye member in which the latter is formed of ductile metal which may be bent to different curves caused by the adjustment in size of the head opening.

I claim:

In an adjustable cap, means for varying the size of the head opening, comprising a divided head band operating to telescope within itself at the sides. a hook member for one of the free ends of the band, and an eye member for the opposite free end of the band, said eye member having a pin- '-rality of spaced slots to receive the hook member, the eye member being composed of a ductile metal and bending to any curve caused by adjustment in size of the said head opening.

In testimony whereof, CHARLS SACKS has signed his name to this specification this 12 day of September, 1924.

GHARLS SACKS. 

